John Howard might have reservations in recognising it but the term “stolen generation” has just made the latest edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary.

“Stolen generation. Noun. Australian. The Aboriginal people forcibly removed from their families as children between the 1900s and the 1960s, to be brought up by white foster families of in institutions,” the revised edition released in London says.

Sorry day was first held on 26 May, 1998, exactly one year after the tabling in Federal Parliament of the report of the National Inquiry into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families (the Bringing Them Home report). The report recommended that a Sorry Day be held to remember the stolen generations. While some Australians can’t bear to feel sorry for people who’ve endured incredible suffering I think Sorry Day is an important step towards healing the wounds inflicted through the colonisation of this land [Australia].

International Womenâ€™s Day stemmed from strikes by women factory workers in the first decade of the twentieth century and developed into a yearly march to demand equal rights for women and to celebrate what feminism has achieved. Every year on or around March 8, women around the world commemorate this day. In Brisbane the march is usually held on the Saturday closest to March 8. The rally usually takes place in King George Square in the city with a march to Musgrave Park (this can vary depending on the organizing collective) for a festival.

International Women’s Day stemmed from strikes by women factory workers in the first decade of the twentieth century and developed into a yearly march to demand equal rights for women and to celebrate what feminism has achieved. Every year on or around March 8, women around the world commemorate this day. In Brisbane the march is usually held on the Saturday closest to March 8. The rally usually takes place in King George Square in the city with a march to Musgrave Park (this can vary depending on the organizing collective) for a festival.